CHAPTER 6The following day was a Monday, which meant that Bewaji did not have to be at work. She only worked from Tuesday to Friday. Even though Monday was a free day, she still had to get up early along with her family. However, after everyone had left the house, she had time to herself. As soon as she heard her parent’s car leave the compound, she sprang into action.
Her parents never locked the door of their bedroom when they were not at home. That made Bewaji’s job easier. She went into her mother’s closet and took out an old ankara iro and buba, along with the matching gele, which was really just the unused remnant of the fabric that Bewaji turned into a headtie. This particular outfit had belonged to her grandmother, but she left it behind on the very last visit to their house. Toda
